Which one, Droid vs iPhone?

[Hand of Evil]

Actually, all cell phones don't have GPS in them, by any stretch. They do, however, have to provide the user's location via cell tower triangulation (and GPS if the device has it) if the police request it during an emergency, or if certain authorities (like the FBI) get a search warrant.

The location-in-a-emergency stuff is key for 911 calls, since people can rarely give good directions to where they are in an emergency if they're not at a familiar location.

Neither of those has anything whatsoever to do with Apple doing anything, and all cell phones -- every single one of them -- have this.

How Easy Is It For The Police To Get GPS Data From Your Phone? | TPMMuckraker

Just tinfoil hat time

 

[Goodsport]

As it's been about two years since my last cell phone purchase and I just became eligible to extend my T-Mobile account with the full discount, I finally relented and recently upgraded to my first smart phone - a Motorola CLIQ Titanium (an Android phone).

Anyone here know much about the phone (among other things, I like having both a physical keyboard and a touchscreen one)? Did I make a good overall choice or did I waste my money?


-G

 

[Goodsport]

I suppose the lack of responses speaks volumes of my phone choice.


-G

 

[LightPhoenix]

Or the lack of interest in either smartphones or Apple vs. Android flame wars.

I recently got a Droid, and I'm loving it. The keyboard is a big draw for me; I can't stand using the screen to type, and I'm equally averse to a stylus. I wish the keyboard was a big bigger, but that's a problem inherent to phones in general and not any specific brand.

I'm not terribly big on apps; most of the big ones came with the phone. I do like the integration with my gmail, doubly so since I used to do a lot of emailing when I was a grad student. I also like that in a pinch I can call up a map or look up information.

 

[Mercule]

I suppose the lack of responses speaks volumes of my phone choice.

I'm on Sprint, so I don't know what phones are available to you. Android isn't a bad OS, but I thought T-Mobile only had Android 1.x phones, which (if I understand correctly) are significantly less... shiny than the 2.x phones, like Droid or Hero.

Besides, I'm a WebOS fanboy. It blew everything else out of the water when I got it (about the time the Hero was released) and I like it even better after 6-8 months of ownership. T-Mobile doesn't offer the Pre or Pixi, so I can't really render any relevant opinion.

 

[VictorC]

iPhone is great, but... AT&T

My Verizon contract recently ended and I switched for the iPhone. Thank god I haven't exceeded the 30 bail out period.

Because seriously, in terms of service At&t can't come close to competing as far as quality is concerned.

Again iPhone is great, unfortunately they hitched their wagon to a giant turd. Oh well off to the Droid for me.

 

[Woas]

Droid.


Cause it has that robotic 'droid' sound clip when you open it or recieve a call. And that's really the only reason you need.

 

[Goodsport]

Thanks for the info, everyone. Hopefully I didn't make the wrong choice going with the Motorola CLIQ Titanium.

It seems that while most other Android-based phones have already been updated with Android version 2.1, the CLIQ hasn't yet but reportedly will soon.


-G